ألاOh مَنwho مُبلغٌone who conveys عمراًʿAmr رَسولاa message
ألا مَن مُبلغٌ عمراً رَسولا
فإنيfor I منfrom مخافتهِfear of him مُشيحُon my guard
فإني من مخافتهِ مُشيحُ
Oh, who will carry a message to ʿAmr?
Oh, who will send 'Umar a message to warn him,
For fear of him, I am on my guard.
For I fear him greatly and am ready to depart.
أفرّI flee إلىto بنيthe sons of ثعلThuʿal بنson of عمروʿAmr
أفرّ إلى بني ثعل بن عمرو
وحوليand around me منfrom بنيthe sons of جَرمٍJarm نبوحُbarking
وحولي من بني جَرمٍ نبوحُ
I flee to the sons of Thuʿal ibn ʿAmr,
I will flee to the clan of Tha'lab ibn 'Amr,
And around me comes barking from the sons of Jarm.
Though the clan of Jaram surrounds me on every side.
أعوذُI seek refuge بربِّwith the Lord of بيتthe house of الظلمoppression منهfrom him
أعوذُ بربِّ بيت الظلم منه
وبالرحمنand with the All-Merciful إذwhen شرقَchoked المسيحُthe Messiah
وبالرحمن إذ شرقَ المسيحُ
I seek refuge from him with the Lord of the house of oppression,
I seek refuge with the Lord of the Sacred House from him,
And with the All-Merciful, when the Messiah choked.
And the Merciful One when the Messiah rises in the east.
تركتُI have left لكَfor you البلادthe lands وماءand the water of بحريmy sea
تركتُ لكَ البلاد وماء بحري
لأنزحso that I may go far away عنكَfrom you لوif نفعَwere of use النزوحُgoing far away
لأنزح عنكَ لو نفعَ النزوحُ
I have left you the lands and the water of my sea,
I left the lands and waters behind for you,
To go far away from you—if going far away could help.
That I might move away from you, if moving away were of any use.
Sol 6.1